I got an email from Tamron.  They want $225 to repair my lens.  They will disassemble it, clean it, repair and damage, put it all back together and calibrate it.  I wish it were cheaper, but I don’t have any other choice. A new lens would be almost four times that much.  They promised a turnaround of three business days.  Let’s hope that comes before Sandy hits the east coast.  I have visions of my lens sitting in a destroyed building.